ANTIQUE ABCO ROCHESTER GWTW PARLOR LAMP ELECTRIFIED 1800'S GOLD FLORAL 22" WOW!
$ 210.68
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ANTIQUE ABCO ROCHESTER GWTW PARLOR LAMP ELECTRIFIED 1800'S GOLD FLORAL 22" WOW! 22 1/2 inches tall to top of chimney 21 inches to top of shade shade is 9 inches across this was gently converted to electric it is gold in color with some white/ivory shading amazing condition the Rochester Lamp Co operated from 1884-1905 a little information on the Rochester Lamp Co: Charles Stanford Upton was born on November 24, 1844. He was an avid reader and spent many evenings with a good book. Dissatisfied with the inadequate amount of light produced by the flat wick kerosene lamp, he theorized that three or four wicks sewn together into a tube would give several times the light of the flat wick lamp. He arranged to meet Leonard Henkle at the Powers Hotel in Rochester to discuss his idea. As ideas were bounced around, they were trying to think of a way to make a model. The two men noticed the tin cuspidors on the floor of the hotel and a light went off - literally! Learning where the cuspidors could be purchased, the two hurried off to the hardware store of Hamilton and Matthews on Exchange Street. With two spittoons in hand, the two men hastened to Henkle's repair shop on Water Street, where, after much experimentation, they produced a working model. In 1884 he organized The Rochester Lamp Company , serving as both manager and president. Upton bought the manufacturing rights to Leonard Henkle's patent #292,114, dated January 15, 1884, for improvements in the air distribution of center draft lamps - the perforated thimble, or flame spreader, as it is often called today. Upton christened the lamp "The Rochester," presumably after the city in which he lived. Upton open lamp stores and set about aggressively marketing his product. The "Rochester" would become one of the best designed and best made center draft lamps of the era. Upton was innovative with advertising as well. After he established his office in New York City, he concocted an idea to promote his lamps. He advertised for nineteen men of a certain height with the requirement that they all be completely bald. Upton dressed them uniformly, in white ties and tails, and sent them to a popular stage show, having them occupy the front row. They entered the auditorium with military precision, silk top hats adorning each head. Their entrance was a spectacle in itself. They stood in front of their seats amid disgust at their poor manners as they did not remove their hats, and were obstructing the stage. Once removed, the men sat down. Spotlights illuminated their bald heads from above, revealing the red letters painted in each of their noggins that spelled out: USE THE ROCHESTER LAMP . The escapade garnered a lot of local press, much to the delight of Upton. Charles Upton died on February 17, 1897. The company continued on until around 1905 under the management of Upton's family members. We are using a flat shipping of 50.00 for the continental US only. Ebay's shipping calculator runs high on larger boxes so we are doing it this way. If it is less, we will refund the overcharge. we use a high resolution camera to give a detailed description of the item 50724-5
